Mercedes-Benz 2003 S 500 4MATIC Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Lighting
Manual headlamp mode
The low beam headlamps and parking
lamps can be switched on and off with the
exterior lamp switch. For exterior lamp
switch, see (
page 120).
Automatic headlamp mode
The parking lamps, low beam headlamps
and license plate lamps switch on and off
automatically depending on the brightness
of the ambient light.
̈ Turn the exterior lamp switch to U.
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With the daytime running lamp mode
activated, the low beam headlamps will
not switch off automatically.
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Front fog lamps and rear fog lamp can
not be switched on manually with exte-
rior lamp switch in position
U. To
activate the fog lamps, turn exterior
lamp switch to position
B and pull
the exterior lamp switch to first or
second stop (
page 122).
Warning! G
In automatic headlamp mode, the head-
lamps will not be automatically switched on
under foggy conditions. To minimize risk to
you and to others, activate headlamps by
turning exterior lamp switch to
B.
The driver is responsible for the operation of
the vehicle’s lights at all times. The automat-
ic headlamp feature is only an aid to the driv-
er. Switch on the vehicle lights manually
when driving or when traffic conditions re-
quire you to do so.
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If you drive in countries where vehicles
drive on the other side of the road than
the country where the vehicle is regis-
tered, you must have the headlamps
modified for symmetrical low beams.
Relevant information can be obtained
at your authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter.